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B. R. BATHRIGK. DEVICE FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS.

No. 581,899.. Patented May 4,1897.

WI TNESSES 0 ATTORNEY,

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ELLSVVORTH R. BATHRIOK, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

DEVICE FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,899, dated May 4,1897.

Application filed March 2 5 l 8 9 7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLSWORTH R. BATH- RICK, of the city of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Devices for Applying Liquids, of which thefollowing is a specification.

I will first describe the improvement in detail and then point out thenovel features in claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a deviceembodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same, takenthrough the plane of the dotted line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section ofthe device shown in Fig. 1, taken through the plane of the dotted line 33, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4.is a view of the head of the device shown in Fig. 1, looking downward.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a reservoir, the two walls of which a and a have an openinga between them, which opening forms the mouth of the reservoir. Thisreservoir may be made of any suitable material and of any desired shape.

a designates a screw-cap which may be removed at pleasure to permit ofthe filling of the reservoir A.

B designates a support for a pad 0. This support B is shown as V-shaped,and that part of the support B which is directly over the opening a ofthe reservoir A is open, so as to permit liquid contained in thereservoir to pass through to the pad O. The support 13 is strengthenedby the braces B.

The pad 0 is preferably made of felt, but any material may be employedwhich will hold the liquid which passes through the mouth a of thereservoir A in suspense, and discharge such liquid upon being applied tothe surface to which the liquid is intended to be applied. As shown, thepad 0 extends beyond the edges of the support 15.

D designates a block placed over the pad 0, and the edges of the pad 0are shown as extending beyond this block D.

E designates the handle of the device. This handle E fits into a tube F,forming part of or Serial No. 629,176. (No model.)

affixed to the reservoir A. I may use a brace F, intended to impartadditional strength to the device at the point where the greatest strainoccurs in use.

G designates a rod fastened to or made integral with the handle E. Atthe end of the rod G, which terminates in the handle E, are

washers e'c. I prefer to make the washer e of felt and the washer e ofmetal.

The rod G passes through a circular opening in the bottom of thereservoir A and through a tube a in the mouth a of the reservoirdirectly in line with the circular opening in the bottom of thereservoir. The rod G also passes through openings cut to receive it inthe pad 0 and block D. The upper end of the rod G is screw-threaded anda nut g is placed on this screw-threaded part of the rod G. This nut gmay fit in a portion of the block D countersunk to receive it, and itwill be readily understood that by merely turning the handle E thepressure of the block D on the pad 0 can be regulated, and as the pad 0fits into the mouth a the operator can by this simple turning of thehandle E regulate the supply of liquid to the pad O, and thereby theamount of saturation of the pad C will be controlled.

The various parts of the device can be made of any desired materials.

What'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A device for applying liquids consisting of a reservoir having anopening therein to form a mouth, a pad covering said opening, a supportfor said pad, and means operated by the handle of said device forpressing said pad more or less firmly to the mouth of said reservoir,substantially as specified.

2. A device for applying liquids consisting of a reservoir having anopening therein to form a mouth, a pad covering said opening, a blockpartiallycovering said pad, a rod affixed to, or made integral with thehandle of said device, said rod extending through said reservoir, padand block, and a nut engaging with said rod to hold said pad more orLess closely to the mouth of said reservoir, substantially as specified.

3. A device for applying liquids consisting of a reservoir having anopening therein to I hold said pad more orless closely to the'mouth forma mouth, a pad covering said opening, a of said reservoir, substantiallyas specified. support for said pad, a block partially e0ver- 1 ,T n A r7 ing said pad, a rod affixed to, or made inte- BLLS 0R HI BA FIIRICK' 5gral with, the handle of said device, said 1 0d lVitnesses:

extending through said reservoir, pad and MATTHEW BOWEN,

block, and a nut engaging With said rod to J. R. BOWEN.

